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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $293K · expenses $309K · assets $6K

Also known as
FINAL FRONTIER RESCUE PROJECT
EIN
83-1845872
Address
4500 WILLIAMS DR, GEORGETOWN, TX 78633-1332
NTEE code
D20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
September 2018 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity, 509(a)(2)
Principal officer
Eileen McFall (its 2018 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2018 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

we seek to sustainably continue rescuing, helping, and placing dogs who would otherwise be killed by pounds and shelters and whose owners or caretakers have no other options. In 2024, we took in 28 dogs and placed 57 as we work toward a sustainable number of dogs in our care.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
EILEEN McFALL SECRETARY2020-2024 $0$2,000 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

9 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Karen Cooke PRESIDENT THRU AUGUST2020-2024 30 $0 reported 1
Stephanie Fritts DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT AS OF SEPTEMBER 12021-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Dana Richie TREASURER2021-2024 30 $0 reported 1
Dana Ritchie (former) TREASURER2023 10 $0 reported 1
Steffen Baldwin (former) TRUSTEE2020 0 $0 reported 1
Susan Lee (former) TRUSTEE2020 0 $0 reported 1
Sarah Thompson (former) TRUSTEE2020 5 $0 reported 1
Stephanie Loayza (former) SECRETARY2020 5 $0 reported 1
Susan Reda (former) TRUSTEE2020 20 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 25 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
EILEEN McFALL SECRETARY40 $0$0$0 $01
KAREN COOKE PRESIDENT THRU AUGUST30 $0$0$0 $01
STEPHANIE FRITTS DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT AS OF SEPTEMBER 110 $0$0$0 $01
DANA RICHIE TREASURER30 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 25 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
EILEEN McFALL SECRETARY60 $0$0$0 $01
KAREN COOKE PRESIDENT10 $0$0$0 $01
STEPHANIE FRITTS DIRECTOR10 $0$0$0 $01
DANA RITCHIE TREASURER10 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $2K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
EILEEN McFALL DIRECTOR60 $2,000-$0 $2,0001
KAREN COOKE BOARD MEMBER10 $0-$0 $01
STEPHANIE FRITTS BOARD MEMBER10 $0-$0 $01
DANA RICHIE BOARD MEMBER10 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
EILEEN McFALL DIRECTOR60 $0-$0 $01
KAREN COOKE BOARD MEMBER10 $0-$0 $01
STEPHANIE FRITTS BOARD MEMBER10 $0-$0 $01
DANA RICHIE BOARD MEMBER10 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 25 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STEFFEN BALDWIN TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
KAREN COOKE TRUSTEE15 $0$0$0 $01
SUSAN LEE TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
SARAH THOMPSON TRUSTEE5 $0$0$0 $01
EILEEN McFALL PRESIDENT60 $0$0$0 $01
STEPHANIE LOAYZA SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
SUSAN REDA TRUSTEE20 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$292,519$309,408 $5,512$5,512 $230,349$4,125 -025
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$229,446$225,794 $22,118$22,118 $181,504$8,075 $0025
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$159,314$144,846 $18,560$18,560 $135,855$0 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$96,374$100,654 $12,884$12,884 $78,615$10,759 ---
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$136,085$126,946 $17,901$17,164 $136,084$0 $0025

Funders of this organization

6 grantors reported grants to this organization, $171,903 in all, tax years 2019 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2021-2024 4$74,008 2024$31,801
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$30,050 2024$24,000
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2024 3$28,026 2024$11,706
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NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor Exact 2019, 2023 2$27,519 2023$16,000
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UNITED WAY WORLDWIDE DAF sponsor Exact 2019-2020 2$11,618 2020$6,299
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “INDIE INSTITUTE” 2020-2023 4$682 2023$175
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PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND funds this one DAF sponsor$2,147,018115 492016–2024 SENIOR DOG HAVEN & HOSPICE INC; JOSHUAS HOUSE FOR GOLDEN RETRIEVER RESCUE INC; NEW HOPE ANIMAL RESCUE NFP; COCKER SPANIEL RESCUE OF AUSTIN and 45 more
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC funds this one DAF sponsor$1,192,15584 352019–2024 KARUNA HORSE RESCUE INC; SECOND CHANCE SPCA; ANGELITOS SANCTUARIO INC; FRIENDS OF SOMERSET REGIONAL ANIMAL SHELTER INC and 31 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$1,128,94356 252016–2024 STARFISH ANIMAL RESCUE; COUNTY ROADS RESCUE; KITT CRUSADERS INC; TRRAC INC and 21 more
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $309,408 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $2,526
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)DOG CARE/BOARDING $240,550$240,550$0$0 77.7%
Other (as described)VETERNARIAN FEES $29,860$29,860$0$0 9.7%
All other expenses $12,954$0$12,954$0 4.2%
Other (as described)DOG FOOD/MEDICATIO $11,329$11,329$0$0 3.7%
Fees: legal $9,883$0$9,883$0 3.2%
Fees: professional fundraisers $2,408--$2,408 0.8%
Other (as described)DOG TRAINING $1,110$1,110$0$0 0.4%
Office expenses $812$0$812$0 0.3%
Advertising and promotion $461$0$461$0 0.1%
Travel $41$0$41$0 0.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $60,571$2,526reported apart
Total$309,408100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $225,794 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)DOG CARE/BOARDING $165,681$165,681$0$0 73.4%
Other (as described)VETERNARIAN FEES $33,783$33,783$0$0 15.0%
Other (as described)DOG FOOD/MEDICATIO $12,151$12,151$0$0 5.4%
Fees: legal $6,096$0$6,096$0 2.7%
Other (as described)DOG TRAINING $5,021$5,021$0$0 2.2%
All other expenses $1,728$920$808$0 0.8%
Advertising and promotion $668$0$668$0 0.3%
Fees: accounting $425$0$425$0 0.2%
Office expenses $147$0$147$0 0.1%
Depreciation and depletion $94$94$0$0 0.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $39,867$0reported apart
Total$225,794100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $144,846 spent · pay $2,000 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $73,651 50.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $68,856 47.5%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $2,000 1.4%
Printing, publications, postage $339 0.2%
Total$144,846100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $100,654 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $72,019 71.6%
Fees to independent contractors $28,635 28.4%
Total$100,654100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $126,946 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)DOG CAREBOARDING $41,799$41,799-- 32.9%
Other (as described)TRAINING $35,377$35,377-- 27.9%
Other (as described)VETERINARY CARE $33,468$33,468-- 26.4%
All other expenses $7,707$7,707-- 6.1%
Other (as described)PET SUPPLIES $3,753$3,753-- 3.0%
Travel $3,077$3,077-- 2.4%
Insurance $846$846-- 0.7%
Advertising and promotion $368$368-- 0.3%
Office expenses $233$233-- 0.2%
Depreciation and depletion $164$164-- 0.1%
Information technology $154$154-- 0.1%
Total$126,946100%

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